My favorite method to grind a primary bevel into a plane blade or chisel is a slow-speed wet grinder, or sharpener, which excels at creating a square, smooth, even hollow grind without the risk of overheating the blade. The grind is so good that honing the cutting edge with my waterstones goes very quickly. For the last few months I've been using Rikon's new wet sharpener. After some small adjustments, it ground clean, smooth, and square bevels. The Rikon sharpener comes with an 8-in. 220-grit grinding wheel and an 8-in. leather strop wheel. Also included are a blade-holding jig that helps maintain a square cutting edge, and a guide that sets the correct bevel angle. The water reservoir is removable, which makes filling and emptying it no trouble.
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